Warning: BRAND NEW Technics SL1210 mk7 just announced
They won't stop! So the Pioneer must die with their clones
They won't stop! So the Pioneer must die with their clones
Any Love for the Pioneer PLX-1000 Yet?
Warning: BRAND NEW Technics SL1210 mk7 just announced They won't stop! So the Pioneer must die with their clones |
Technics killing us, there is another one coming later this year: brand new Technics SL1500c more about it HERE |
invictus005:No love here. I don’t support fraudulent products that steal. Steal?Nobody held a gun to Technics’ head to drop the SL12x0 series. Panasonic didn’t want to be bothered retooling the assembly line. In doing so, they created a gaping hole in their direct drive TT product line, a hole that Pioneer was all too happy to fill, with no complaints from Panasonic. And to my knowledge, Matsushita/Technics/Panasonic never sued or issued a "Cease and Desist" order against Pioneer for reviving SL12x0-style turntables. If Technics lost product presence in DD turntables, they did it to themselves. One could even say that Pioneer invested the money to provide free "proof of concept" for the continuing viability of Panasonic style DD turntables. Panasonic’s response to Pioneer was to come out with a new DD turntable product line whose demand far exceeded Panasonic’s expectations. |
Panasonic didn’t want to be bothered retooling the assembly line. In doing so, they created a gaping hole in their direct drive TT product line, a hole that Pioneer was all too happy to fill, with no complaints from Panasonic. There was no gap as they made a few millions of Technics SL1210/1200 mk2, mk3, mk3D, mk4, mk5, mk6 ... variations. All of them are so cheap on the used market (now getting even cheaper), so the price of the Pioneer clone was at least for a double price. Pioneer is a leader of professional equipment for clubs and djs worldwide, their goal is a mixers and CDJ digital players. What they did (as many others before) is a clone of Technics design to sell for professionals (clubs and djs). They could not replace Technics, because the Technics has a cult status for professionals (clubs and djs) worldwide, the SL1200mkII is a legend, no other manufacturer can replace it, it's impossible. If you will look at the other clones of that model you will find Audio-Technica, Stanton, Numark, Gemini, American DJ, Reloop and many more bad clones for a very low price, they are all DD and made way before Pioneer released their clone which is definitely better than other clones, but still not a Technics. Panasonic’s response to Pioneer was to come out with a new DD turntable I'm sure it was NOT a response to Pioneer, you're comparing apples to oranges. Again, the Technics SL1200 mkII reached 3 000 000 copies before they quit for some time and now returned with CORELESS MOTOR, so no one can compete with Technics, really. |